😰 Extremely nervous 🩺 High blood pressure 💪 Very tight

hypertense

8.3

Very tight because it is under strong strain, for example in muscles

adjective
/ˈhaɪpərˌtɛns/

: tenso

Her hypertense muscles made it difficult for the therapist to begin the massage.

Examples

The rope became hypertense as more weight was added to the load.
She noticed that her hypertense shoulders were causing her headaches.
After hours of lifting, his shoulders were painfully hypertense and hard to relax.
His muscles felt hypertense after the intense workout.
After hours of lifting, his shoulders were painfully hypertense and hard to relax.
The rope became hypertense as more weight was added to the load.
Her hypertense muscles made it difficult for the therapist to begin the massage.

Synonyms

taut

vshypertense

30 4.8

Stretched tight and showing physical or emotional tension

is more about extreme physical tightness in muscles or strained objects

hypertonic

vshypertense

Specialized

8.9

Muscle or tissue that is too tight and makes movement difficult

is a general term for very tight muscles or objects under strain

strained

vshypertense

4.2

Appearing not natural and tense, often like a forced smile

refers to an actual very tight physical condition rather than awkward forced feeling

Antonyms

relaxed

241 1.0

Calm and not worried

loose

155 1.0

Not tight so it can move or fall off

How Tight

hypertense

8.3

tight

884 1.0

firm

28 1.0

loose

155 1.0

Surface Forms

hypertense positive

Morphology

hypertense = tense (transparent) = hyper + tense

Clear prefixation: hyper- intensifies 'tense' to mean extremely tight or under strain.

Etymology

Hypertense combines hyper- meaning 'too much' and tense meaning 'tight'. So, something hypertense, like a muscle or a rope, is 'too tight' and under extreme strain.